tax collector
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3.6
- noun
- /tæks kəˈlɛktər/
:
recaudador de impuestos
- Keeping clients' assets out of the clutches of creditors and tax collectors is a primary goal of any estate plan.
And if you spent that money, well, then off to the tax collector you go.
- And if you spent that money, well, then off to the tax collector you go.
Examples
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The tax collector visited every household to ensure taxes were paid on time.
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It's the tax collector, for crying out loud.
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My brother is a tax collector.
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I am a tax collector.
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I took a position with the government as a tax collector.
Fiction book (2001) -
Together, these laws provide a uniform and fairly transparent process for both taxpayers and tax collectors.
Academic text (2000) -
Saint Matthew had been a tax collector called Levi, and in the Gospel of Matthew, Christ appears and says simply to him, Follow me.
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That I consort with sinners and tax collectors, right, Matthew?
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That was Velázquez...the Mayor's tax collector.
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Not for NHS workers, our police, firefighters, teachers, teaching assistants, bin collectors, tax collectors or armed forces personnel.
Synonyms
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2.8
A person whose job is to get money that others owe
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3.1
A government worker who collects taxes from people and businesses
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5.8
A person who collects money people owe, like rent or taxes
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9.9
A government official who collects taxes and stops people making illegal alcohol
A woman who works for the government and collects money people have to pay
A government official who gathers national taxes on income from people and businesses
A government worker who collects taxes from people and businesses
A government worker who collects taxes on goods like alcohol
A woman who collects taxes on goods like alcohol for the government
How Authoritative
- Formal
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3.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who collects taxes' is directly and transparently compositional from 'tax' (a government charge) + 'collector' (a person who collects money). This is a regular noun compound following common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Tax collector comes from the simple image of tax, the money people must pay, and a collector, someone who gathers it, going from house to house with a bag to take what is owed. So it means 'a person whose job is to collect taxes'.